Asian Film Database

Jabaroot (2004)
60min. Documentary, Colour
Language(s):	Persian
Director/Filmmaker:	Shanin Parhami (Iran)
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Setting:	Canada, Iran
Summary:	An experimental documentary on diasporic traditional Iranian musician Canada and Iran. (shahinparhami.info)
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Jamie Lo, Small and Shy (2005)
5min. Animated
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Director/Filmmaker:	Lillian Chan (Canada)
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Summary:	In this animated short, Jaime Lo's father is sent to Hong Kong for a year-long work assignment. A shy Chinese-Canadian girl, Jaime Lo must use her creativity to cope with his absence. This story offers us a lighthearted glimpse into a common dilemma that many immigrant families face, where one parent must work overseas in order to provide for the rest of the family back home. "
Source:	Reel Asian

Japanese Cowboy (2000)
10min. Short, Colour
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Director/Filmmaker:	Michael Kang (USA)
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Summary:	This lighthearted look at a cross cultural cowboy also addresses themes of alienation as we watch him approach western women, and be turned down by every one of them.
Source:	Reel Asian

Jin's Banana House (1995)
7min. Experimental, Colour
Language(s):	English
Director/Filmmaker:	Jinhan Ko
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Summary:	This video is an investigation into the power of media as well as needing to find ways to accommodate conflicting sources and materials. Banana is yellow on outside and white on inside thus an Asian American who grew up watching television, who stays out too late, reads Burroughs and eats bread not rice (?). The filmmaker's interest is in the politics of self-representation and race relations, and comes from identifying himself as, and resisting the simple binary ofm Korean/Canadian. (Vtape)
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Jolly Melancholies (2009)
3min. Uncategorized
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Director/Filmmaker:	Jeffrey Tran (Canada)
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Summary:	In this homage to silent-film comedies, an old man sitting on a bench daydreams of a Chaplinesque scenario while a modern world rushes past him.
Source:	Reel Asian

Jook Sing (1998)
19min. Short, Colour
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Director/Filmmaker:	Denny Chan & Michelle Lee (Canada)
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Summary:	Student documentary trying to answer the questions. Who is Chinese? What is Chinese? How do you measure how Chinese you are? Jook Sing tries to define identify through interviews from both sides of the Chinese scale with insight, honesty and humour. (Reel Asian)
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Joung Family Girls (2002)
15min. Uncategorized, Colour
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Director/Filmmaker:	Hohyun Joung (Canada)
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Summary:	An intimate look at the end of emotinal effects of Confucian values on a Korean family esperately wanting a male heir, and their influence on family politics.
Source:	Reel Asian

The Journey (2012)
83min. Uncategorized
Language(s):	Vietnamese
Director/Filmmaker:	Cuong Ngo, (Vietnam)
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Setting:	Vietnam
Summary:	Inspired by a true story, written by Nguyen Thi Nhu Khanh, this is a story of a woman who battles in every single step to save her sister's life. (Cuong Ngo)
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Julia has Two Lovers (1990)
86min. Drama, Colour
Language(s):	English
Director/Filmmaker:	Bashar Shbib (Syria)
Production Company:	Oneira Pictures International
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Setting:	United States
Summary:	Love is never an easy matter for any of us, but for Julia (Daphna Kastner) it has always been a particular problem. Living on the beach in Venice, California with her lover Jack (David Charles) in what has turned into a solid but stale relationship, she receives a phone call from Daniel (David Duchovy) who claims he has called her by mistake. The two have a mesmerizing time talking and Julia sets her sights on meeting him. Sure enough, he is even better in person. What is a woman to do? Stay in the safe, comfortable relationship she has or risk it all for what this new man has to offer? (www.oneira.com)
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Jumping at Shadows (1997)
6min. Uncategorized, Colour
Language(s):	English
Director/Filmmaker:	Steve Yamane (USA)
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Summary:	More than an experimental film, this is a three year travel diary through Paris, Tokyo, Los Angeles and San Francisco. (Reel Asian)
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Just Beyond Hope (2012)
Documentary
Language(s):	English
Director/Filmmaker:	Pia Massie
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Summary:	A story about the experiences of Japanese-Canadians and Japanese-Americans during the Second World War, this story is from the past – a time that most have trouble speaking about, if they know it at all. It is a story that no two people see the same way; a story that no one agrees upon. (Pia Massie)
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Just Smile and Nod (2003)
9min. Uncategorized, Colour
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Director/Filmmaker:	Katie Yu (Canada)
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Summary:	10-year-old Matt dislikes visiting his Chinese grandpa because of the language barrier. To him, Grandpa is an old-fashioned traditionalist who "doesn't even own a computer." One day, Matt is stuck with dropping in on Grandpa for his birthday. But when the turntables are turned up, groovy Grandpa reveals his true self and it's Matt who can't keep up!
Source:	Reel Asian